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Nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in rugby league; influences of age, body composition and ancestry

Alice Sharples, Rob Duffield, Jarrod Wade, Hugh H. K. Fullagar • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2024)

Introduction Rugby league is a physically demanding sport that necessitates considerable nutritional intake, focusing on quality and type, in order to optimize training and competition demands. However, rugby league athletes are reported to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2024.2411714

Further validation of the Chinese short Warwick Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in the adult population of Macau: an application of classic test theory and item response theory

Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Mary K. Lam • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2025)

BackgroundThis study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) by employing both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) approaches.MethodsData were gathered thr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1528509

Preferences for and drivers of adult vaccination clinic site selection: A cross-sectional study in 30 provinces in China

Yuxi Liu, Yanlin Cao, Yugang Li, Siyuan Liu et al. • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (2025)

Focusing on vaccines available to adults and not in the immunization schedule, this study investigates the preferences and factors influencing adults in selecting vaccination clinic locations. It aims to provide strategic insights for boost...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2442104

Development and usability of VRainSUD’s cognitive training virtual reality platform for substance use disorders

Tânia Caetano, Maria Salomé Pinho, Hugo Freire, Dany Mota et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Cognitive deficits have been shown to increase the likelihood of relapse in individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). As such, cognitive training programs are important interventions for this population. In this study, we des...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-00922-6

Wearable Health Technology and Electronic Health Record Integration: Scoping Review and Future Directions

Catherine Dinh-Le, Rachel Chuang, Sara Kuppin Chokshi, Devin Mann • JMIR mhealth and uhealth (2019)

BACKGROUND: Due to the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and legislation on meaningful use in recent decades, health systems are increasingly interdependent on EHR capabilities, offerings, and innovations to better capture patien...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/12861 PMC: 6746089

Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka: results from the 2016 Sri Lankan global school-based health survey

Sashimali Wickramasinghe, Nalika Sepali Gunawardena, Dhanusha Punyadasa, Shanthi Gunawardena et al. • BMC Public Health (2020)

Abstract Background Unintentional injuries among adolescents is a major public health problem the world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents is due to unintentional injuries; it is also the leading cause of death am...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09839-3

Older people and local public transit: Mobility effects of accessibility improvements in Sweden

Anders Wretstrand, Helena Svensson, Sofi Fristedt, Torbjörn Falkmer • Journal of Transport and Land Use (2009)

Several transportation factors concerning older and disabled people are under transition in Sweden at present. By the year 2010, the public transit system must be fully accessible for all passengers. The present survey studied older people,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5198/jtlu.v2i2.87

health technology and sustainbility In Health

JOBE EBRIMA, Žiūkienė Gerda Bukauskaitė • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026)

In recent years, the health care sector has experienced rapid advancement of technology. This advancement has allowed the healthcare sector to operate more efficiently. Advanced medical tools, such as telemedicine, are being used to improve...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20022312

The effects of women's empowerment on the nutritional status of children in Nigeria using the 2018 demographic health survey

Ademola Akinlade, Mercy Olateju, Mayowa Salami, Oluwaseyifunmi Akinlade et al. • Babcock University Medical Journal (2026)

Objectives: The empowerment of women critically influences child nutrition in Nigeria, where malnutrition remains a major public health challenge. This study examines the relationship between dimensions of women’s empowerment, economic, edu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.38029/babcockuniv.med.j..v9i3.1114

Real World Data in Health Technology Assessment of Complex Health Technologies

Milou Milou, Johan Pontén, Rick A. Vreman, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2022)

The available evidence on relative effectiveness and risks of new health technologies is often limited at the time of health technology assessment (HTA). Additionally, a wide variety in real-world data (RWD) policies exist among HTA organiz...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.837302 PMC: 8866967

Reported Challenges in Health Technology Assessment of Complex Health Technologies

Milou A. Hogervorst, Rick A. Vreman, Aukje Kaija Mantel-Teeuwisse, Wim Goettsch • Value in Health (2021)

OBJECTIVES: With complex health technologies entering the market, methods for health technology assessment (HTA) may require changes. This study aimed to identify challenges in HTA of complex health technologies. METHODS: A survey was sent ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.11.1356

Assessing, Pricing and Funding Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for Community-Acquired Acute Respiratory Tract Infections–Overview of Policies Applied in 17 European Countries

Sabine Vogler, Friederike Windisch • Antibiotics (2022)

Point-of-care diagnostic tests for community-acquired acute respiratory tract infections (CA-ARTI) can support doctors by improving antibiotic prescribing. However, little is known about health technology assessment (HTA), pricing and fundi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11080987

Exploring barriers and enablers to implementing a digital mental health crisis risk mitigation pathway in acute paediatric care: A multi-site, exploratory mixed-methods study

Takawira C Marufu, Jane Coad, Zaki Albelbisi, Tim Carter et al. • Digital Health (2026)

Objective Children and young people (CYP) presenting in mental health crisis to acute paediatric settings represent a growing clinical and system-level challenge. These environments, primarily designed for physical healthcare, frequently la...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076261431890

Artificial neural network–based model for sleep quality prediction for frontline medical staff during major medical assistance

Qingquan Chen, Zeshun Chen, Xi Zhu, Jiajing Zhuang et al. • Digital Health (2024)

Background: The sleep quality of medical staff was severely affected during COVID-19, but the factors influencing the sleep quality of frontline staff involved in medical assistance remained unclear, and screening tools for their sleep qual...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076241287363

Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang

Jieming Lu, Zhebin Yu, Xiaocong Zhang, Mengyin Wu et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2020)

Abstract Background Population aging is an inevitable trend and previous studies have showed the relationship between social health related factors and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in the elderly. The objective of this study is t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01358-4

A Virtual Reading Center Model Using Crowdsourcing to Grade Photographs for Trachoma: Validation Study

Christopher J Brady, R Chase Cockrell, Lindsay R Aldrich, Meraf A Wolle et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2023)

BackgroundAs trachoma is eliminated, skilled field graders become less adept at correctly identifying active disease (trachomatous inflammation—follicular [TF]). Deciding if trachoma has been eliminated from a district or if treatment strat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/41233

Methodology for the Positive Voices 2022 Survey of People With HIV Accessing Care in England, Wales, and Scotland: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Janey Sewell, Carole Kelly, Adamma Aghaizu, Hannah Kitt et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2025)

BackgroundDue to advances in treatment, HIV is now a chronic condition with near-normal life expectancy. However, people with HIV continue to have a higher burden of mental and physical health conditions and are impacted by wider socioecono...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/58531

Medical Informatics/Computers in Medicine

Donald A. B. Lindberg • JAMA (1986)

Quietly over the past 25 years, the field of medical informatics has been emerging as a distinct disciplinary area that provides the scientific and theoretical basis for current and future practical applications of computers and automated i...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1986.03380150130044

Classroom Management Strategies of Multigrade Schools with Emphasis on the Role of Technology

Taraneh Enayati, Farshideh Zameni, Mousa Movahedian • Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences (2016)

Introduction : It appears that the effectiveness of a multigrade school class is dependent on the type of class management. Therefore this study aims to determine the classroom management strategies in multigrade schools with emphasis on th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5812/ijvlms.12161